- Dr. Scott Hutchins
Deputy Under Secretary
- Veronica Smith Wong
Chief of Staff
- Tara Weaver-Missick
Director of Communications
- Justice Wright
Deputy Director of Communications
- Tom Fitzsimmons
Visual Information Specialist
- Michele Simmons
Executive Assistant/Scheduler
- Elizabeth Edmunds
Staff Assistant
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